- Tryptophan and brain disorders
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
- Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Circadian rhythm and melatonin
- Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
- Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling
- Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors
- Muscle metabolism and nutrition
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
- Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology
- Dietary Effects on Health
- Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
- Fatty Acid Research and Health
- Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
- Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
- Agricultural and Food Sciences
- Treatment of Major Depression
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso
2013-2025
Melatonin can contribute to glucose homeostasis either by decreasing gluconeogenesis or counteracting insulin resistance in distinct models of obesity. However, the precise mechanism through which melatonin controls is not completely understood. Male Wistar rats were administered an intracerebroventricular (icv) injection and one following: icv a phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor, receptor (MT) antagonist, intraperitoneal (ip) muscarinic antagonist. Anesthetized subjected...
The our objective was to investigate the adaptations induced by a low-protein, high-carbohydrate (LPHC) diet in growing rats, which comparison with rats fed control (C) at displayed lower fasting glycemia and similar insulinemia, despite impairment insulin signaling adipose tissues. In tolerance test LPHC showed higher rates of glucose disappearance (30%) overload than C rats. uptake soleus muscle, evaluated vivo administration 2-deoxy-[ 14 C]glucose, increased 81%. phosphoenolpyruvate...